"The health and taste benefits of a meatless diet come together in "V Cuisine" by Angeline Linardis: Imaginative vegetarian cuisine that is quick, easy and delicious." Written in an upbeat, informal style, the book's infectious excitement will propel even novice chefs into the kitchen. The creative selection of ingredients and the easy preparation of soups, like the best lentil soup on the planet, will eliminate canned soup in any cupboard. New salads take on mythic proportions with accompaniments like sesame ginger dressing. Gone will be the terror of tofu as a difficult ingredient. Try the new versions of wholesome fries -- healthy food with a tasty twist. Among the delicious vegetarian fare: Mega minestrone soup Creamy sunshine corn chowder Apollo Greek salad Brilliant beet salad Sweet corn and spelt dinner salad New potatoes in almond cream Tomato and onion chutney Tofu carob brownies.